Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-06-17
ORGANIZED TO DO BATTLE.
Wolverine Prohibitionists Band Them.
selves as Citizens Union.
The Object Is to Secure the Resubmis.
sion and Adoption Of the
Amendment.

Amendment,
constitutional Prohibition Convention,
largely attended by delegates from every
section OF the State, was recently held at |
Detroit. The Committee on State Organ
ization submitted the following report,
which was unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The liquor traffic, with its allied
interests, constitutes the greatest evil of our
tunes Ill this country, creating poverty and dis
tress on every hand, producing by far the larger
OF Violence and crime in our midst
OF individuals and corrupting the public life
also, in many of its most vital parts and rela-
tons, and notably corrupting the ballot as the
agent OF the free popular will; and
WAEHEAs, we assume that all persons, with
out regard to party affiliations, who are con-
cerned i'll promoting and securing the great in
stltutlons OF our State, such us the home, the
school, and the church, and all who are desir-
Gus 81 !. fostering right and Just and wholesome
ent to the warfare which the liquor traffic per-
petuaily wages against all those cherished in
terests; and
WHEREAS, This problem of civilization as
against barbarism, of virtue against vice. of
happiness against distress, of intelligence
against ignorance, and of prosperity against
rum IS q problem in which all parties and sects
should be alike concerned;
Iheretore, We the citizens of Michigan, in
convention assembled, do organize ourselves
into an association for ths promotion of temper
ance i'll our State, ana for our direction and
control do adopt the following constitution
Article l. This association shall be known as
the Citizens Union of Michigan.
-, Ar1 IL Inc object OF this association shall be
the prohibition of the traffic in Intoxicating
liquors as beverage; and contributing to
ballot
Art. III. The officers of this association shall
be President and ut least one Vice President
from each county: O Corresponding and Re-
cording Secretary; Treasurer and an Execu-
i've committee of nine, of which the President
CO. 49,
and that the President of each District W. c. r.
| Y. be an honorary Vice President, and that the
State Convention of the w. G. 7. U. be request
ed to elect one member of the Executive Com
| mittee,
Art. ". a. The Executive Committee shall
conduct the business of the association in the
| intervals OF the general meetings, and execute
the various measures adopted by the general
body at its annual or special sessions.
~. Tho Executive Committee shall have pow
er to add to their number such other citizens as
they may find desirable necessary to the
more effective prosecution of the associations
work.
81 They shall appoint special executive COM
mlttees in the various counties of the State, of
such number as the exigencies of the work
may demand, and so for as practicable one
member from each election district
a., They shall determine the salary OF the
secretaries and EMPLOY such other agents as
they may deem essential to the work; raise
funds and wherewith the necessary expenses
shall be met; fill all vacancies and publish
such documents as are necessary to accom-
Art V. The county committees on their APP
pointment shall proceed at once to organize the
county into branch associations the people
electins their own officers and multiplying as
sociations with the view to securing every per-
son i'll every voting district as member who is
in sympathy with the object of this union.
Art. VI. It shall be the duty Of the Core
spending Secretary to travel at large through
out the State, to aid the organization of socie-
ties, ind by lectures and addresses and by all
other means in his power foster the objects of
the association He shall make o monthly re-
port to tho Executive Committee of all such
organizations perfected, together with the
names and addresses of members moneys col
lected, expenses incurred and such other items
as will forward the cause.
Art. VII The Recording Secretary shall keep
q record of all meetings held by the association,
and OF the proceedings OF the Executive Com
mittee, send out circulars and other docu-
nents by order of said committee and perform
such other duties as may be required
Art. VIII. The Treasurer shall receive all
moneys and pay out the same only upon order
of the Executive Committee of the association.
and shall make a monthly report to said com
mittee
Art TX An annual membership fee Of TWEEN
ty-tve cents shall be required OF all active
members in local associations ten cents OF
which shall be transferred to the State Execu-
tive Committee and fifteen cents be retained by
said local association for its work.
Also: An honorary membership shall be es-
tablished, the fee of which shall be IS, to be
paid to the Treasurer of the State Association
to aid in prosecuting the general work suit
able certificate of such membership shall be
. prepared and furnished all becoming members
Such honorary membership shall be accorded
} not only to individuals but to Sunday schools
churches, temperance, and oil other reform as
sociations becoming identified with this in
|. terest.
Art. X. The annual meeting of this associa
ton shall be held the first Tuesday follow
!, ing the second Monday in May. Special meet
,, ings may be called by the Executive Com
mittee.
Art XI. The constitution may be amended q
any regular or special meeting by two.thl1d a.
vote of members present and voting, provided
+ the notice OF such amendment shall have beer
: published with the Gull for the assembling
the convention.
The following for officers were chosen:
President-C A. Newcomb.
, Vice Observation-Disclosures to the convention
. Corresponding Secretary and State Organize
f. B. Fairfield.
3 Recording Secretary-Referred to Executiv
r COMMITTEES.
! Treasurer-Frank B. Preston.
Executive Committees. Lnrned, Detroit; II
M Look, Rochester; Oscar James, Hillsdale
r John C. Blanchard, Ionia; Frank Whipple. Por
3 Huron James w. Fales. Detroit; d. A. Water
, man, Detroit.